Sonny Clark: Cool Struttin’ (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) LP april2025welovejazzcampaign with several of the album's

with several of the album's cuts featuring the graceful orchestrations of maestro Johnny Mandel

amongst others

Clap Hands

Recorded - May 29-30 1956

The sextet for the session was brimming with top talent from the West Coast Jazz scene including tenor saxophonist Phil Urso

Sonny Clark: Cool Struttin’ (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) LP april2025welovejazzcampaign with several of the album'sBlue Note, 1958 Conrad Yeatis Clark, otherwise known as Sonny Clark, was in many ways the quintessential hard bop pianist. Possessed of an enviable lyrical flow and a wealth of inventive melodic ideas that unfurled with clarity and without fuss, Clark had a deeply rooted feeling for the blues. After moving from his hometown of Pittsburgh to New York, Clark emerged as a ubiquitous presence on Blue Note starting in 1957. It was on his fifth Blue Note